NOTE: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Representative Fowlke called the meeting to order at 4:34 p.m.

MOTION: Rep. Allen moved to approve the minutes of the February 20, 2008 meeting. The
motion passed unanimously with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Johnson, and Rep. McIff
absent for the vote.

H.B. 470 Amendments to Animal Cruelty Provisions (Rep. S. Allen)

MOTION: Rep. Allen moved to delete in title and body H.B. 470 and replace it with 1st
Substitute H.B. 470. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 470 with a favorable
recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Fowlke voting in opposition to
the motion.

Rep. Fowlke relinquished the chair to Rep. Aagard.

H.B. 493 Stalking Amendments (Rep. L. Fowlke)

Rep. Fowlke explained H.B. 493 to the committee, assisted by Kristine Knowlton, Attorney
General's Office. Handouts were provided to committee members. Trudie Biggers, a victim of
stalking, described her experiences and provided a written statement.

MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 182 with a favorable
recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Allen and Rep. Bird voting in
opposition to the motion and Rep. Garn absent for the vote.

Rep. Fowlke relinquished the chair to Rep. Aagard.

S.B. 198 Child Support Technical Amendments (Sen. G. Bell)

Rep. Fowlke explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION: Rep. Aagard moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. Page
1, Lines 21 through 22
:

21
Other Special Clauses:
22

{
None
}
This bill provides an immediate effective date.

2. Page
16, Lines 466 through 467
:

466
976 - 1,000 428

433

467
1,001 - 1,050

494

Section 3. Effective date.

If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill
takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional
time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's
signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.

The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Garn and Rep. Johnson absent for
the vote.

MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to pass S.B. 198 as amended with a favorable
recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Garn absent for the
vote.